(1)N. Korea ferry arrives while lawmakers debate banning ship

(1)N. Korea ferry arrives while lawmakers debate banning ship

NIIGATA, Japan - About 50 supporters of Japanese abducted by North Korea protest the arrival of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on April 26. The ship paid its first port since ruling bloc lawmakers presented a bill to the Diet in early April aimed at barring the ship from entering Japanese ports.

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